A visit to the Welcome Home Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Welcome Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Welcome Home Cemetery:
34.5337, -83.4643
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Welcome Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Welcome Home Cemetery is located in Habersham County<2>.
The county seat for Habersham County is located in Clarkesville. Clarkesville lies just to the north northwest of the Welcome Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Welcome Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Welcome Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Welcome Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hazel Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hazel Creek Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Creek Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Kimsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kimsey Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimsey Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimbell Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbell Cemetery
- Loudermilk Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laudermilk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Laudermilk Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laudermilk Cemetery
- Loudermilk Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Lathan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lathan Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathan Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Toccoa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35572 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Yonah Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Level Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Level Grove Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Grove Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broad River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Broad River Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad River Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Glade Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Glade Creek Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Welcome Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Welcome Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Airy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Demorest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toccoa Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Turnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eastanollee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Tugaloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Parhams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Tallulah Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Carnesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Battle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Lakemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nacoochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Welcome Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Habersham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Welcome Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnesville
- Clarkesville
- Cleveland
- Cornelia
- Demorest
- Homer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Welcome Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Habersham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Welcome Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #351455 (Welcome Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #351455 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Habersham
- Est. Elev: 445 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ayersville
- Location given for Welcome Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5337104 Lon: -83.4643358
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Habersham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Welcome Home Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |